Spring Training for Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) begins at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Port Hueneme, Calif. April 22, 2025 [Image 3 of 6]

PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

04.22.2025

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber 

152nd Airlift Wing

Spring Training for Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) begins at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Port Hueneme, Calif. April 22, 2025. The first day began with safety briefings and classroom work. Training this week includes classroom sessions, flying and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots and support personnel from the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, other federal agencies and CAL FIRE. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), U.S. Northern Command's Air Component, is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military wildland fire fighting response.

• Date Taken: 04.22.2025
• Date Posted: 04.23.2025 11:45
• Photo ID: 8989019
• VIRIN: 250422-Z-WU657-1003
• Resolution: 5000x3333
• Size: 8.64 MB
• Location: PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, US